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-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Alfresco Software Limited.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
- * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
-
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
-
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
-
- * As a special exception to the terms and conditions of version 2.0 of 
- * the GPL, you may redistribute this Program in connection with Free/Libre 
- * and Open Source Software ("FLOSS") applications as described in Alfresco's 
- * FLOSS exception.  You should have recieved a copy of the text describing 
- * the FLOSS exception, and it is also available here: 
- * http://www.alfresco.com/legal/licensing"
- */
-package org.alfresco.util;
-
-import org.alfresco.error.AlfrescoRuntimeException;
-
-/**
- * Helper class for for use when checking properties.  This class uses
- * I18N for its messages.
- * 
- * @author Derek Hulley
- */
-public class PropertyCheck
-{
-    public static final String ERR_PROPERTY_NOT_SET = "system.err.property_not_set";
-    
-    /**
-     * Checks that the property with the given name is not null.
-     * 
-     * @param target the object on which the property must have been set
-     * @param propertyName the name of the property
-     * @param value of the property value
-     */
-    public static void mandatory(Object target, String propertyName, Object value)
-    {
-        if (value == null)
-        {
-            throw new AlfrescoRuntimeException(
-                    ERR_PROPERTY_NOT_SET,
-                    new Object[] {propertyName, target});
-        }
-    }
-}